The VII edition of the Military World Games ended with 5 gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze medals for the Italian team. The event is organized every fourth year by the International Military Sport Council (CISM). Italian military athletes have taken part in the event with other 10 thousand athletes from over 100 countries, who competed in 28 different sports. This year the Games have taken place in Wuhan (China), starting from 18 October.

Italy has attended the event with a delegation made up of approximately 200 athletes, technical staff and managers. The best Italian Armed Forces and Customs Police athletes have taken part in 19 different sport competitions, including light athletics, fencing, archery, swimming, military pentathlon, and parachuting. Besides a number of Olympic, world and European level athletes, Italy took part in the event also with its Gruppo Sportivo Paralimpico della Difesa (GSPD) (Defence Paralympic Sports Team), who were engaged in light athletics and archery competitions. Our Paralympics have already taken part in past editions of the Military World Games, with excellent results.

The Italian athletes also attended the Games' closing parade, underscoring the true spirit of the event, which, besides sports competitions, is a summary of values, friendship and solidarity among athletes, under CISM's motto "Friendship through sport".

The highlight of the entire event was the parade of the delegations, followed by over 50 thousand spectators, proud of witnessing a record edition of CISM Military Games in terms of participating nations and athletes. The closing ceremony ended according to traditions with the extinguishment of the flame, that will be rekindled in fouryears' time .

On 10 October the President of the Italian Republic had handed the tricolor to the flag bearer of the Italian delegation. .